"Unfortunately we've got an element of society which decides they'll impact on safety by removing these devices, so they're there to ensure we can keep them on location and if they're taken we can track them to their location and recover them," he said.

"The satellite tracking is really on there to help land managers ensure the devices are on location and operating to ensure the vandalism and the theft element is reduced because in the past there's been that element of society which decides they'll impact on the amenity and keeping people safe."